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Tag Archives: Joe Williams
Altered States
This was a drawing I did back in the late 1980s in the cursed Sketchbook from Hell. I created it as a belated birthday card for a girl I was pursuing who dodged my advances. Belated birthday cards featuring a … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1980s, Altered States, Cartoon, cartoons, chimp, comic, comics, devolution, Drawer Cards, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook, Willceau
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A Wet Alley in Center City
Off of Locust Street between 12th and 13th Streets.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged alley, brick, convergence, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, perspective, Philadelphia, rain, reflection, stone, urban, water, wet
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The Yellow Rose of Rodman
I spied this on my way home from work on a frigid Christmas Eve. Rodman Street is in between Lombard and South Streets in Philadelphia, PA.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged flower, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, rose, yellow rose
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Beneath Broad Street
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged commute, convergence, Joe Williams, perspective, Philadelphia, photography, SEPTA, subway, underground, Willceau
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Midnight Cowboy
I saw this guy when I was on a Route 23 Bus stopped at the traffic light at 11th and Pine in Philadelphia. This guy (a kid, really) was fishing an alternative weekly newspaper from one of the honor boxes … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, dweeb, hick, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Philadelphia, podunk, punk, punk rock, punker, Sketch, sketchbook
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Making the Pinball Machine Costume
It has become our tradition of sorts to make costumes that light up and have a coin-operated or vending machine theme. In years past, we have made a a candy machine, a jukebox and a fortune teller. This Halloween was … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Holiday
Tagged arcade, bowling, cardboard, costume, DIY, electric, Halloween, handmade, holiday, Joe Williams, kid, LED, Philadelphia, pinball, retro, Tina Garceau, U-Haul
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It Came From The Sketchbook – The Little Black Book
A few weeks ago I decided to give the What I Like About Comics category a rest and blow the dust off of the It Came From The Sketchbook category shaking loose some of the drawings from sketchbooks I’ve got … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, art, art supply, Cartoon, cartoons, Charrette, CO2 Comics, comic, comic book, comics, commute, hard-bound, humor, Illustration, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, Market-Frankford El, Monkey & Bird, pencil, Philadelphia, SEPTA, Sketch, sketchbook, Willceau
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Sweet Sixteen
16 years ago, Tina and I tied the knot all nice and legal. As is our custom, we exchange cards that we make ourselves. This is mine to her.
Posted in Drawer Cards
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, débutante, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Photoshop, Sketch, sketchbook
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